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When You No Longer Read Books but You Need a Pantry, What Do You Do?
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I am a very heavy reader, unfortunately, due to a problem with my shoulders ( I've been reading for about 60 years) I can no longer hold a book. Luckily, I've got myself an iPad and I can read without using my hands. Then I find myself with a large bookcase with no books ( I donated my books to a nursing home ). At the same time, I needed a pantry. My kitchen is very small and i didn't have room in it to build a pantry, besides being very expensive. So, I talked with my hubby of 54 years and asked him if he can cover the sides and build the doors. Well, he did as I asked and here we have our pantry. Right now, it is all black, maybe somebody can came up with some idea to give a little color.
New pantry
Lots of room, including some everyday china !
Brilliant! I love that it was a win win win solution, thanks for sharing!!
Don't you think the tassels give it an elegant look? No one needs to know that it is a pantry. Great re-purpose of a bookcase.
You can always paint on a gold border or use contact paper to accent the cabinet. Even put some trim on the doors to upscale the look. If you use wood trim. Paint it in an accent color to tie it into the room
It's good to be flexible when our abilities change. A pantry
will be a good thing plus you have solved your reading problem
and given many others the gift of a book!
I love it black with the tassels...yes,elegant . Doesn't look like a pantry at all,surprise!
Great idea!!!
I agree with Pat trim/w accent color. It definitely is a cool idea.
lovely idea, and great repurpose
Very good thinking and useful for your husband and you as a pantry and thoughful of you to think of others with the books. My husband and I read quite a bit and yours is truly a gift to others.
Thank you
Bravo! You and your husband make a great team.
Your Honey and you did an AMAZING job! If you like it, keep it the way it is (besides think about it, are your friends houses really that great?!? ) lol keep it Elegant by keeping it simple. Your Honey will appreciate that you think he did it perfectly in the first place!! God Bless you both.
LOL!! If I changed my house to everyone else's likes, I would live in a non- descript boring house. I like different & interesting things!!